Miguel Angel Ruiz

Author, Spiritual Teacher

Miguel Angel Ruiz is a renowned author and spiritual teacher, best known for his book 'The Four Agreements,' which explores personal freedom and love.

Born
August 27, 1952
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About Miguel Angel Ruiz

Miguel Angel Ruiz — Life and Legacy

Miguel Angel Ruiz, a Mexican author and spiritual teacher, gained prominence through his influential work, 'The Four Agreements.' This book distills ancient Toltec wisdom into practical principles that guide individuals toward personal freedom and authentic living. Ruiz's core philosophy centers on the idea that many of our beliefs are based on societal agreements that limit our potential. His quote, 'Be impeccable with your word,' encapsulates his belief in the power of language and integrity. By urging individuals to speak truthfully and kindly, he highlights the transformative potential of words in shaping our reality. Ruiz challenges conventional notions of love, asserting that true love is unconditional and free from fear, which resonates deeply with those seeking deeper connections. Ruiz's teachings remain relevant today as they encourage self-reflection and emotional resilience. His insights empower readers to break free from limiting beliefs, fostering a journey toward self-discovery and personal empowerment.

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"Just imagine becoming the way you used to be as a very young child, before you understood the meaning of any word, before opinions took over your mind. The real you is loving, joyful, and free. The real you is just like a flower, just like the wind, just like the ocean, just like the sun."

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"Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love."

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"Humans believe so many lies because we aren’t aware. We ignore the truth or we just don’t see the truth. When we are educated, we accumulate a lot of knowledge, and all that knowledge is just like a wall of fog that doesn’t allow us to perceive the truth, what really is."

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"You are Life passing through your body, passing through your mind, passing through your soul. Once you find that out, not with logic, not with the intellect, but because you can feel that Life-you find out that you are the force that makes the flowers open and close, that makes the hummingbird fly from flower to flower. You find out that you are in every tree, and you are in every animal, vegetable, and rock. You are that force that moves the wind and breathes through your body. The whole universe is a living being that is moved by that force, and that is what you are. You are Life."

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"The way you react has been repeated thousands of times, and it has become a routine for you. You are conditioned to be a certain way. And that is the challenge: to change your normal reactions, to change your routine, to take a risk and make different choices."

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"Just being ourselves is the biggest fear of humans. We have learned to live our life trying to satisfy other people's demands. We have learned to live by other people's points of view because of the fear of not being accepted and of not being good enough for someone else."

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"Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive - the risk to be alive and express what we really are."

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"The real you is still a little child who never grew up. Sometimes that little child comes out when you are having fun or playing, when you feel happy, when you are painting, or writing poetry, or playing the piano, or expressing yourself in some way. These are the happiest moments of your life - when the real you comes out, when you don't care about the past and you don't worry about the future. You are childlike."

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"DON'T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY. NOTHINGS OTHERS DO IS BECAUSE OF YOU. WHAT OTHERS SAY AND DO IS A PROJECTION OF THEIR OWN REALITY, THEIR OWN DREAM. WHEN YOU ARE IMMUNE TO THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS, YOU WON'T BE THE VICTIM OF NEEDLESS SUFFERING."

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"We search for everything we believe we don't have, not knowing that everything we are looking for is already inside us. We are born with it."

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"Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret."

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"There is nothing to learn about love. Everything is already there, in our genes, in our nature. We don't have to learn anything except what we invent in this world of illusion. We search for love outside ourselves when love is all around us. Love is everywhere, but we don't have the eyes to see...Your heart can create any amount of love, not just for yourself, but for the whole world. When we know that our heart is a magical kitchen, we are always generous and our love is completely unconditional."

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"The cells in your body are completely loyal to you; they work for you in harmony. We can even say they pray to you. You are their God. That is absolutely the truth. Now what are you going to do with this knowledge?"

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"When you are aware that you are the force that is Life, anything is possible. Miracles happen all the time, because those miracles are performed by the heart. The heart is in direct communion with the human soul, and when the heart speaks, even with the resistance of the head, something inside you changes; your heart opens another heart, and true love is possible."

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"When you are happy, the people around you are happy, too, and it inspires them to change their own world."

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"We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is just like a mirror that only shows us what we believe."

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"We have a tendency to make assumptions about everything! The problem with making assumptions is that we believe they are truth. We could swear they are real. We make assumptions about what others are doing or thinking-we take it personally-then we blame them and react by sending emotional poison in our word. That is why whenever we make assumptions, we're asking for problems. We make assumptions, we misunderstand, we take it personally, and we end up creating a whole big drama for nothing."

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"You are the way you are because that is what you believe about yourself."

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